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Justice Department Strengthens Efforts to Address the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER -- The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority of the Department of Justice every day.
Mexican National Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Richland, Washington - United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Jose Mendoza-Ruelas, 38, to 150 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine. Mendoza-Ruelas, who is from Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from federal custody.
Owner Of Cape Coral Title Company Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Johnny Fior (48, Cape Coral) to 46 months in federal prison for wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $1,404,169.74, which were the proceeds of the wire fraud and illegal monetary transaction offenses. Fior had pleaded guilty on Jan. 18, 2023.
Savage Life Boys Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, to 130 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Group responsible for 200 kilograms of methamphetamine sentenced to prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Almarud Duarte, David Garcia, Eduardo Penaloza-Pacheco, and Kevin Tello have been sentenced for their respective roles in conspiring to sell kilogram amounts of methamphetamine. Law enforcement officers seized approximately 200 kilograms of methamphetamine during the investigation.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joined by State and Local Agencies, to Host One-Stop Reentry Resource Fair at the War Memorial in Baltimore on Wednesday, April 26, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - April is Second Chance Awareness Month. To recognize the importance of second chances, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation, and the Mayor’s...
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than 13 Years For Attempted Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Gregory James White (45, Jacksonville) to 13 years and 9 months in federal prison for attempted coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The Court also ordered White to serve a 10-year term of supervised...
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
North Carolina Man Arrested, Charged With Threatening To Carry Out Shootings At A Church And Grocery Store, And To Attack A Family
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Daniel Parson, 33, of Charlotte, NC, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making threats in or affecting interstate commerce. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Drug Testing Companies Agree To Collectively Pay $1.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Two Kentucky-based businesses involved in performing urine drug tests for the family court system have agreed to collectively pay $1,740,620 to resolve civil allegations that they improperly billed those tests to Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center doctor accused of sexually assaulting female veteran patients
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a primary care physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia, has been indicted on multiple counts of violating his patients’ constitutional right to bodily integrity while acting under color of law and for engaging in unwanted sexual contact.
U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Allocation Of New Positions To Advance Public Safety And Promote Community Engagement
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that new positions for Assistant U.S. Attorneys and support personnel have been allocated to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, to advance the Office’s work in promoting public safety, Department of Justice initiatives, and community engagement.
Maryland Man Found Guilty in Scheme that Bilked Benevolent Donors of Charitable Contributions
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Pretended to Collect for Charities But Only Paid Himself.
Essex County Man Convicted of Being Member of Newark Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for the Distribution of Over One Kilogram of Heroin
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one kilogram of heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selling announced.
Webster Man Charged in Connection with Two Pipe Bomb Explosions
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A man has been charged in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Armed Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Savage Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Savage man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a machine gun, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Camden County Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining 30 Loans Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced on May 1, 2023, to 60 months in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3.18 million in restitution and forfeit $1.03 million for conspiring to fraudulently obtain 30 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic...
Middlesex County Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Perpetrating Murder-for-Hire Plot
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County man was sentenced to 97 months in prison for plotting to pay a purported hitman to kill his ex-wife and her daughter, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.